The CQ Press guide to urban politics and policy in the United States / Christine Kelleher Palus, Richardson Dilworth
- Published
- Washington D.C. : CQ Press, 2016.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (474 pages) : illustrations
- Additional Creators
- Palus, Christine Kelleher and Dilworth, Richardson, 1971-
Access Online
- SAGE Knowledge: ezaccess.libraries.psu.edu
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: pt. I THE ORIGINS OF URBAN POLITICS AND POLICY -- ch. 1 Cities And Urbanization In The United States: A Statistical Overview -- ch. 2 Cities In The Early Republic -- ch. 3 Industrial Cities -- ch. 4 Neoliberal Cities -- pt. II THE URBAN POLITICAL LANDSCAPE -- ch. 6 Political Parties And Elections -- ch. 6 Political Elites -- ch. 7 The Media And City Politics -- ch. 8 Community Organizations -- ch. 9 Racial And Ethnic Politics -- ch. 10 Immigration Politics And Policy -- pt. III CITY GOVERNING INSTITUTIONS -- ch. 11 An Overview Of Local Institutions -- ch. 12 Mayors And Mayoral Leadership -- ch. 13 Mayoral Transitions -- ch. 14 Managers: From Politics To Professional Management In The Executive Branch -- ch. 15 Councils: Legislation And Representation In City Government -- ch. 16 Boards And Commissions: Hybrid City Governance Structures -- ch. 17 Policing And Police Departments -- ch. 18 Urban Schools And School District Governance -- ch. 19 American Urban Governing Institutions In Comparative Perspective -- pt. IV THE CHANGING SHAPE AND PLACE OF URBAN GOVERNANCE -- ch. 20 The Politics Of Place And Space -- ch. 21 Debating Metropolitan America -- ch. 22 Planning, Zoning, And Land Use -- ch. 23 Annexation And Consolidation -- ch. 24 Local Governments And The Law -- ch. 25 Cities And The States -- ch. 26 Cities And The Federal Government -- ch. 27 Mass Transit And Urban Change -- ch. 28 Ports: The Local Interface To The Global Economy -- pt. V THE DYNAMICS OF SERVICE DELIVERY -- ch. 29 Local Government Bureaucracy: Changing Forms And Function -- ch. 30 Budgeting And Financing For City Services -- ch. 31 Emergency Management And Local Services During Disasters -- ch. 32 Decentralizing City Services Through Urban Informatics -- ch. 33 Benchmarking The Performance Of City Governments -- pt. VI BALANCING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL JUSTICE -- ch. 34 Coping With Urban Inequality -- ch. 35 Urban Economic Development Policy -- ch. 36 Economic Development, Federal Policy, And Community Organizations -- ch. 37 Public Housing -- ch. 38 Urban Cultural Policy And The Creative Economy -- pt. VII THE INTERFACE BETWEEN CITIES AND NATURAL SYSTEMS -- ch. 39 Green Cities And Sustainability -- ch. 40 Urban Agriculture -- ch. 41 Urban Forestry And City Parks -- ch. 42 Water And Wastewater -- ch. 43 Garbage And The Sanitary City -- ch. 44 Health And Environment In Urban Policy.
- Summary
- The CQ Press guide to urban politics and policy in the United States will bring the CQ Press reference guide approach to topics in urban politics and policy in the United States. If the old adage that ?oall politics is local is even partially true, then cities are important centers for political activity and for the delivery of public goods and services. U.S. cities are diverse in terms of their political and economic development, demographic makeup, governance structures, and public policies. Yet there are some durable patterns across American cities, too. Despite differences in governance and/or geographic size, most cities face similar challenges in the management of public finances, the administration of public safety, and education, and all U.S. cities have a similar legal status within the federal system. This reference guide will help students understand how American cities (from old to new) have developed over time (Part I), how the various city governance structures allocate power across city officials and agencies (Part II), how civic and social forces interact with the organs of city government and organize to win control over these organs and/or their policy outputs (Part III), and what patterns of public goods and services cities produce for their residents (Part IV). The thematic and narrative structure allows students to dip into a topic in urban politics for deeper historical and comparative context than would be possible in either an A-to-Z encyclopedia entry or in an urban studies course text. Features: Approximately 40 chapters organized in major thematic parts in one volume available in both print and electronic formats. Front matter includes an introduction by the dditors along with biographical backgrounds about the editors and the contributing authors. Back matter includes a compilation of relevant topical data or tabular presentation of major historical developments (population grown; size of city budgets; etc.) or historical figures (e.g., mayors), a bibliographic essay, and a detailed index. Sidebars are provided throughout, and chapters conclude with References & Further Readings and Cross References to related chapters (as links in the e-version). This Guide is a valuable reference on the topics in urban politics and policy in the United States. The thematic and narrative structure allows researchers to dip into a topic in urban politics for a deeper historical and comparative context than would be possible in either an A-to-Z encyclopedia entry or in an urban studies course text.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9781483350011 (ebook)
- Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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